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The Alpine Fightin’ Bucks have returned home from the West Texas Shootout Tournament that was held last week, where they would finish tournament play sitting 2-2. “Always a great competition! Estacado is ranked 7th in the state for a reason.

The Lady Bucks won their first two district games last week. On Wednesday, December 13 they faced the Presidio Blue Devils in a district away game and on Friday they returned home for a district home opener against Compass Academy from Odessa.

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E.J. Smith, head coach of the Lobo women’s basketball team was presented with the Academic Excellence in Coaching Award for 2022-2023 on November 29. The award was established to recognize coaches who make an outstanding effort to support the academic success of studentathletes. Nominations for this award come from students, faculty, the student government, and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The decision was finalized at the Sul Ross Faculty Assembly.

The Alpine Fightin’ Bucks played several teams during the Denver City tournament. The Bucks narrowly lost a few of the games, with a 49-43 fall to Levelland, followed by a 68-60 win against Liberty, before another close loss to Slaton.

On December 7, the Lady Bucks entered the Denver City tournament, playing the Denver City Mustangs first, losing 6525. In this game against the Mustangs, the Lady Bucks fought hard but didn’t withstand the attacks of the opposing team.

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The Lady Bucks played their first home game against the Van Horn Eagles last Tuesday. In the non-district game, the Lady Bucks came out on top 57-29.

In a battle to the end, the Sul Ross Lady Lobos eeked out a win against the University of the Ozarks Eagles in last Thursday’s conference match-up at the Pete P. Gallego Center. The Lady Lobos defeated the Eagles 82-73.

The Fightin’ Bucks basketball team played Van Horn in a non-district home game, winning 72-34. On November 28, traveling to the Denver City Tournament, they competed against the Levelland Lobos, losing by a score of 43-49. On Saturday, the Fightin’ Bucks played the Liberty Patriots and won 68-60 in the tournament followed by a close loss of 76-77 against the Slaton Tigers later that day.